Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Greenland
Greenland: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 9 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Greenland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Greenland stood at 9 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Greenland peaked at 17 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 1990.
Greenland ranks 187th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Greenland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 t | — |
| 1991 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 3 t | -40.0% |
| 2001 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 7 t | +75.0% |
| 2003 | 13 t | +85.7% |
| 2004 | 16 t | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 17 t | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 14 t | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 11 t | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 9 t | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 7 t | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 8 t | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 10 t | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 12 t | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 9 t | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 8 t | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 5 t | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 7 t | +40.0% |
| 2017 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 t | +42.9% |
| 2019 | 9 t | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 t | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 9 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 1% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 9 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,142 t, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4 t | 3 t | 6 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1 t | 3 t | 17 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5 t | 5 t | 12 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 t | 9 t | 9 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.61 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.11 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 24.29 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.02 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Greenland?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Greenland was 9 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 17 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Greenland ranks 187th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).